10 Complete the dialogue with correct future forms of the verbs in brackets.
F: Hi Pete..I m going (go) to a concert tonight.
Would you like to come with me? It
(start) at seven o'clock.
P: Sorry, Frances, at seven o'clock,
(prepare) a presentation.
F: Maybe we could meet after you (finish).
P: I
(work) for two hours. I
(be)
free at 8.30
F: Great!
(meet / you) at 9.30. The
concert
(finish) by that time.
P: Sorry, Frances, that is too late for me. At 9.30, 1
(lie) in bed with Steve Jobs's biography.
You should read it too it
(change)
your life
P: Sorry, Frances, at seven o'clock, I will be preparing a presentation.
F: Maybe we could meet after you finish.
P: I will be working for two hours. I will be free at 8.30.
F: Great! I will meet you at 9.30. The concert will have finished by that time.
P: Sorry, Frances, that is too late for me. At 9.30, I will be lying in bed with Steve Jobs's biography. You should read it too, it will change your life.
Explanation:
In this dialogue, the future forms of the verbs are used to talk about actions that will happen in the future. Here's a breakdown of each sentence:
F: Hi Pete, I'm going (go) to a concert tonight.
In this sentence, the speaker is using the present continuous form "I am going" to talk about a plan for tonight.
P: Sorry, Frances, at seven o'clock, I will be preparing (prepare) a presentation.
Here, the speaker is using the future continuous form "I will be preparing" to express an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
F: Maybe we could meet after you finish.
The speaker is using the simple present tense "you finish" to talk about a future event or action that follows another future action.
P: I will be working for two hours. I will be free at 8.30.
In this sentence, the speaker uses the future continuous form "I will be working" to talk about an action that will be in progress for a specific duration in the future.
F: Great! I will meet you at 9.30. The concert will have finished by that time.
The speaker uses the simple future tense "I will meet" and the future perfect tense "the concert will have finished" to talk about two future actions that will occur in relation to each other.
P: Sorry, Frances, that is too late for me. At 9.30, I will be lying (lie) in bed with Steve Jobs's biography.
Here, the speaker uses the future continuous form "I will be lying" to talk about an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
F: You should read it too, it will change your life.
In this sentence, the speaker uses the modal verb "should" to give advice, and the simple future tense "it will change" to talk about a future outcome or result.